BENEFITS OF USING LAKES COTTAGE HOLIDAYS

• We are a new, although experienced company who offer a personal service to both the owners and holidaymakers.
• Unlike other agents we are happy to work alongside the owner who can continue to take their own bookings if required.
• We can offer a full management service or cleaning service on the owner’s behalf.
• We offer a streamlined, easy to use administration system. With the exception of last minute bookings, payment to the owner is in advance of the holiday. Monthly payments are made directly into your bank account.
• We have sales offices in Keswick, Kirkby Stephen and Carlisle and our 4th office in Penrith will be opening February 2011.
• Excellent website to enable us to market and advertise your cottage to a larger audience. In addition, we enter your property on other websites to enhance the individual site entry on Lakes Cottage Holidays.
• On line reservations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ensuring you never lose a booking, even when we are closed.

WE CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR SEARCH FOR A HOLIDAY COTTAGE

Our sister company, Cumbrian Properties Estate Agents, have offices throughout Cumbria and North Lancashire.

We formed Cumbrian Properties 15 years ago, initially specialising in holiday cottages and properties suitable to be utilised for holiday letting. Our website, www.cumbrian-properties.co.uk has a feature “Holiday cottages for sale”. We would be pleased to help you to find a suitable property for holiday letting, either through Cumbrian Properties or through our other contacts with estate agents in the area. Additionally, we know of some owners that may be considering selling their investment as a going concern. If this is of interest to you, we can discuss your requirements or enter you on our email list.

MARKETING ON OUR WEBSITE

Increasingly important to the marketing of your property is its inclusion on our website which can be done within three or four days of the initial meeting. Our website is continually being added to, both with new cottages and in the content and layout.

• Our properties are featured by location, the number of people it sleeps and whether it is pet friendly.
• To further enhance your brochure entry up to 20 colour photos are shown along with full availability and prices listed for a week and a short break.
• Holidaymakers are able to reserve your accommodation on line through our secure server, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• We also have a ‘late availability’ section which is updated twice weekly and generates a lot of last minute bookings.
• We also place your cottage on other websites we feel would increase the marketing of your cottage.

SALES OFFICES – KESWICK, PENRITH, KIRKBY STEPHEN AND CARLISLE

We have an office at 9 Station Street, Keswick which is within 100 yards of the Keswick Tourist Information office and is used both as a sales and management office.

It has been extremely well received from visitors to the area both in booking properties on a last minute basis or booking ahead for the following year’s holiday. In addition, it is good to meet our customers on a “face to face” basis to offer advice on both location and individual cottages.

Our Carlisle office, which we share with Cumbrian Properties Estate Agent, is used as a sales and administration office, it is there that any owner’s enquiries and payments will be looked after.

Our newest office in Kirkby Stephen is also shared with Cumbrian Properties Estate Agents and ideally placed to manage properties in the Eden Valley area.

Early next year we will be opening an office in Penrith, this will be in a prominent town centre position and within 100 yards of the Tourist Information office, therefore ideally based for them to send holidaymakers to us.